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Object Number
995-29-10/73272
Display Title
Coiled oval basket of grass bundles with reptilian motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled bowl-shaped oval basket with flaring sides made of grass bundles stitched with juncus root. Natural tan background with black reptilian figure with dark brown features at each end of basket and black, brown, and orange geometric patterns on the bottom and sides. Rim is finished in a regular stitch with design elements continuing up into the rim.
Inventory Description
Oval basket, polychrome lizard and insect design, flared body
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Mission
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Deer grass, Juncus, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 51.1 x 25 cm (3 5/8 x 20 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Distance: 9.4 x 25.7 x 51 cm (3 11/16 x 10 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73272
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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